Verónica Montecinos, professor of sociology, and four students from her sociology class recently attended Amnesty International's Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh. The event celebrated the organization's accomplishments upon this, its 50th anniversary, with a hopeful view for the next 50 years.
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its fall commencement on Thursday, December 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Wunderley Gymnasium. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will preside as diplomas are conferred to 30 individuals receiving baccalaureate and associate degrees. Keynote speaker will be Daniel H. Simpson.
Penn State Greater Allegheny students will highlight their research projects this week at the campus Student Research Conference. Student work will be displayed in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday November 18.
Over 30 projects will be on display, representing many disciplines. The assignments also relate to one or more campus programs: Teaching Eastern Europe, Greener Allegheny, Honors, and Civic Engagement.
James Jaap, assistant director of Academic Affairs and senior instructor in English, did some short distance running in high school and after college, but running wasn't a passion back then or the "addiction" he calls it now. When neighbors approached him in 2006 and asked him to join them for the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, D.C., he thought, "Why not?" That was the beginning.
"Be prepared," is the motto of the Boy Scouts of America. Preparedness takes the form of earning merit badges on a variety of topics throughout a scout's career. Earning badges provides a sense of accomplishment and works to create a well-rounded and capable boy scout.
Penn State Greater Allegheny will host its first Diversity Day on Thursday, November 11 from 12:15 to 1:35 p.m. The purpose of the event is to promote cultural awareness on the campus, according to Matt Kiss, student and president of the Diversity Affairs Club. "The Diversity Affairs Club was approached by several people and the seeds were planted to explore and host such an event," said Kiss.
Katie Walos, senior corporate communications major, has always imagined a trip to Hollywood, California with her best friend, but she never imagined the outcome of such a trip.
President Bill Clinton spoke at a "Get Out the Vote" rally on November 1 in the Wunderley Gymnasium on the campus at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He spoke on the platform with gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato to a crowd consisting of faculty, staff, students, and community members. Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter welcomed everyone to the campus and shared the dais with other local and state officials.
President Bill Clinton will participate in a "Get Out The Vote" rally with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato at Penn State Greater Allegheny on Monday, Nov. 1.
The rally will be held in the Wunderely Gymnasium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the rally begins at 1:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public.
No tickets are required.
Edith Bell offered an informative and moving account of her experience as a victim and survivor of the persecution of the Jewish people during the Nazi regime in Germany at a lecture she gave at Penn State Greater Allegheny.
At age 19, she was captured and sent to several concentration camps. Her father, a former WWI veteran, died in prison of an untreated illness. Her mother perished in the gas chamber, soon after mother and daughter were separated upon arriving at one of the camps.